Rail-joint.



A. G. ERNEST.

RAIL JOINT.

' APPLIOATIQN FILED JULY 27, 1912.

Patented Oct 14, 1913.

iJw wmio z- J2 01 21 22656 Wiwhwooeo the rails and chairs, the blocks are inserted the webs until the-walls of the notches 15 engage snugly with the heads of the blocks 18 in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, whereupon the lower portions of the chairs/ware swung inwardly toward each other so as to cause their base flanges 8 to engage beneath the bases of the rails and their flanges l1 and 12 to bear flat against the upper sides of the base flanges and the side faces of the web 3.

From the foregoing description of the invention, it will be understood that there is provided a rail joint so constructed that the chairs may be readily applied to and dis connected from the rails and after application will be firmly held in place without the use of belts or securing devices other than the blocks 18. It will also be apparent that the spikes 14 are relieved of strain to a considerable degree due to the fact that weight imposed upon the rails 1 will serve to cause the chairs, and especially their base portions, to move inwardly toward each other so as to more firmly grip the base flanges and webs of the rails What I claim is 1. In a rail joint, rails to be joined, chairs disposed against the rails and having notches in their upper edges the walls of which notches are beveled, and a block carried by each rail and having beveled heads fitting in the openings in the chairs.

2. In a rail joint, rails to be joined, chairs disposed against the rails, the rails having each a slot and the chairs being formed with openings, the walls of which are beveled, and a block removably disposed in the slot of each rail and having beveled heads removably fitting in the openings in the chairs.

3. In a rail joint, rails to be joined, chairs disposed against the rails, the rails each having a slot extending beneath its tread and the chairs being formed in their upper edges, with notches having beveled side and bottom walls, and a block disposed in the slot of each rail andhaving'inwardly bev- I eled heads fitting the notches in the chairs. 4. In a rail joint, rails to be joined, chairs disposed against the rails and each includ ing a flange resting against the web of the rails and formed in its upper edge with notches having beveled walls, each rail being formed with a slot in its web extending beneath its tread, and a block disposed in the slot of each rail and having a plane upper side extending beneath the bottom of the rail tread and provided at its ends with outwardly beveled heads fitting the notches in the flanges of the rail chairs.

5. In a rail joint, companion chairs having base flanges extending toward each other and having horizontally disposed upper faces for supporting the base flanges of the rails to be joined and having oppositely inclined under faces.

6. The combination with a tie having a supporting surface having synclinal faces, of companion rail chairs having base flanges the upper faces of which are located in the same horizontal plane and are arranged to support the base flanges of the rails to be joined, the under sides of the flanges of the chairs being inclined downwardly and inwardly whereby to seat within the concavity formed between the synclinal faces of the supporting surfaces of the tie.

7 In a rail joint, rails to be joined, chairs resting against the rails and each including a flange resting against the webs of the rails, the said flange of each chair being formed in its upper edge with notches having beveled side and bottom walls, each rail being formed with a slot in its web beneath its tread, and a block disposed in the slot in each rail, each of the said blocks having a plane upper surface resting against the underside of the tread of the rail, each block at its intermediate portion being decreased in width and thickness and having the lateral faces and under faces of its end portions beveled, whereby the block at each side of its intermediate portion will be of greater width and thickness than at its said intermediate portion, the said beveledfaces of the blocks fitting the beveled walls of the notches in the flanges of the rail chairs.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT G. ERNEST. [1,. s.]

Witnesses:

WILLIAM L. ODELL, JIM B, VICKERY. 

